tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post8783096139957410825..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: 12/18: LolaEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-16931472098320600182007-12-20T11:17:00.000-05:002007-12-20T11:17:00.000-05:00Keep an eye peeled for Udo Kier and Raul Gimenez a...Keep an eye peeled for Udo Kier and Raul Gimenez as the dancing waiters.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-54381589400367524252007-12-19T14:13:00.000-05:002007-12-19T14:13:00.000-05:00I wouldn't say Maria Braun is too commercial, but ...I wouldn't say <I>Maria Braun</I> is too commercial, but it's my least favorite of the trilogy. It's just too straight-faced and schematic, and it lacks some of the bite of Fassbinder's usual satire. I like it just fine, but having seen 30 or so Fassbinder films by now, it doesn't stand out from the pack. I feel about it how you feel about <I>Lola</I>: Hanna Schygulla is amazing, but...<BR/><BR/>Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-74705866948720786152007-12-19T13:54:00.001-05:002007-12-19T13:54:00.001-05:00Although, yeah, Barbara Sukowa is great.Although, yeah, Barbara Sukowa is great.reassurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129227726045849803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-15496979413194644332007-12-19T13:54:00.000-05:002007-12-19T13:54:00.000-05:00This has always been my least favorite of the tril...This has always been my least favorite of the trilogy, although I hear Fassbinder die-hards think <I>Maria Braun</I> is too commercial. Regardless, I think it's probably the best film to showcase Hanna Schygulla, who seemed to get a real chip on her shoulder in the later works with Fassbinder.reassurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129227726045849803noreply@blogger.com